Baseball
Meglio Wins Central Jersey Week 3 Game Ball
When we met with the Jags and new Head Coach Pat George before the season, he predicted a young sophomore would open eyes this spring. Three weeks later and the first-year starter Charlie Meglio is proving him right. The 6’3 3B was a nightmare at the plate against Toms River East as he smoked two homers and finished with five RBI’s! It is no surprise Meglio brings home the game ball for his performance. Take Our Poll
Watch Tuesday 5.11 JSZ Baseball Highlights
JSZ continues to have all of your bases covered with great action from all over the Garden State! West Deptford 10 Egg Harbor Twp. 8 | Diamond Classic Opening Round West Deptford stunned EHT with a five-run outburst in the seventh inning to open the Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic tournament with a bang. Dan Marraffa’s […] To access this post, you must purchase an All Access Pass. You can log in here or purchase an All Access Pass here. Become an All Access Pass Holder. You will be redirected to login or purchase page.
Hustle and Class: Mike Sheppard Jr. Wins 800th Game
For 35 years, Mike Sheppard Jr. has been behind every pitching change, every lineup update and every game played at Seton Hall Prep. One of New Jersey’s most successful coaches officially joined rare company on May 10 when the longtime Pirates’ skipper won his 800th career game. Sheppard Jr. joins Ken Frank (Toms River South) and Marty Kenney (Christian Brothers Academy) as the only coaches in New Jersey history to reach that milestone. Seton Hall Prep has been a perennial baseball powerhouse under Sheppard Jr., who has a .791 career win percentage and has logged 20 division titles, 15 county titles, 10 sectional titles and seven state titles. The one consistency through all those years? The motto – hustle and class. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the story from Essex County: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of all Seton Hall Prep athletics is made possible by One on One with Steve Adubato.
Watch Monday 5.10 JSZ Baseball Highlights
We begin the week with some tremendous games all across the state. Check back throughout the night catch all of the action! Holy Spirit 2 Mainland 1 The Spartans spoiled a Chase Petty start for the Mustangs, and handed Mainland its first loss of the season. UMBC commit Jayden Shertel struck out eight in six […] To access this post, you must purchase an All Access Pass. You can log in here or purchase an All Access Pass here. Become an All Access Pass Holder. You will be redirected to login or purchase page.
Week 3 Polls Open! Vote for Baseball + Softball Game Balls
It’s time to vote on the best performances from the third week of the spring season. Our Week 3 baseball and softball polls are now open, so get those votes in often before the polls close on Tuesday at 3pm! The JSZ team will present the Game Balls to the winners at a practice or game later in the week. South Jersey Submit future nominations to mikefrankel@jerseysportszone.com. Take Our Poll Take Our Poll Jersey Sports Zone’s South Jersey Game Ball poll is brought to you by NJM Insurance! Central Jersey Submit future nominations to rich@jerseysportszone.com. Take Our Poll Take Our Poll North Jersey Submit future nominations to jay@jerseysportszone.com. Take Our Poll Take Our Poll
Watch Friday 5.7 JSZ Baseball Highlights
What better way to kick off the weekend than with some big-time baseball? JSZ has coverage from some tremendous games around the Garden State! Monroe 2 South Brunswick 1 (9 innings) Monroe (10-1) picked up its eighth straight win with a thrilling nine inning victory over Greater Middlesex Conference Red Division foe South Brunswick (6-5). […] To access this post, you must purchase an All Access Pass. You can log in here or purchase an All Access Pass here. Become an All Access Pass Holder. You will be redirected to login or purchase page.
McCarron Wins JSZ Week 2 Game Ball
Duke McCarron is only a sophomore, but the Ocean City P/OF is already contributing in a big way for the Red Raiders. The Maryland commit threw a no-hitter against Absegami, and added a double at the plate. McCarron received over 9,300 votes to earn the NJM Insurance JSZ South Jersey Week 2 Game Ball. Take Our Poll South Jersey Game Balls are brought to you by NJM Insurance.
Watch Thursday 5.6 JSZ Baseball Highlights
A busy week on the diamond continues with three more top tier games. Enjoy the highlights with your JSZ All-Access Pass CBA 3 Freehold Township 2 (14 innings) Michael Natali hit a double down the right field line to score Jack Greenspan in the bottom of the 14th to give CBA a marathon win and […] To access this post, you must purchase an All Access Pass. You can log in here or purchase an All Access Pass here. Become an All Access Pass Holder. You will be redirected to login or purchase page.
Watch Wednesday 5.5 JSZ Baseball Highlights
JSZ continues to bring you highlights from the diamond this week, with a pair of great games from two opposite ends of the state. Enjoy the action! Clifton 5 Passaic Tech 4 (8 Innings) Clifton might have been down but the Mustangs were certainly never out Wednesday afternoon in Wayne. Clifton (6-2) secured the series […] To access this post, you must purchase an All Access Pass. You can log in here or purchase an All Access Pass here. Become an All Access Pass Holder. You will be redirected to login or purchase page.
Pemberton’s Antonio Bruno Wins First Central Game Ball of the Year!
Antonio Bruno has made quite an impact for Pemberton as just a sophomore. Bruno has 10 RBI’s though seven games in his first varsity season, against Holy Cross Prep he went 3-4, driving in six RBI’s in the process. For this performance the fans have spoken and he is JSZ’s Week 1 Central Jersey Game Ball Winner! Take Our Poll Be sure to vote each week Sunday 9 a.m. through Tuesday 3 p.m. for our weekly Game Balls. If you have a nomination please e-mail rich@jerseysportszone.com BEFORE 8 P.M. SATURDAY!
Watch Tuesday 5.4 JSZ Baseball Highlights
JSZ has a pair of marquee games from the diamond for you on this Tuesday. Enjoy the highlights! Mainland 7 Buena 1 It was a Petty Day in Linwood, and Mainland ace Chase Petty pitched another gem. In his third start of the season, Petty twirled a complete game one-hitter, striking out 17 in front […] To access this post, you must purchase an All Access Pass. You can log in here or purchase an All Access Pass here. Become an All Access Pass Holder. You will be redirected to login or purchase page.
Pitching Gem Pushes Bergen Catholic Past Don Bosco
The Bergen Catholic – Don Bosco rivalry always brings out the best between these two Bergen County rivals. However, on Monday, the pendulum swung in favor of the Crusaders. Left-hander Christian Charalambous threw 99 pitches across 6.1 innings and struck out six batters in a dominant pitching effort against the Ironmen. Charalambous did not allow […] To access this post, you must purchase an All Access Pass. You can log in here or purchase an All Access Pass here. Become an All Access Pass Holder. You will be redirected to login or purchase page.
Kingsway outlasts Jackson Memorial at the Thank You Classic
Kingsway 3 Jackson Memorial 2 (9 innings) Runs came at a premium on Sunday at the Thank You Classic as the Dragons toppled the Jags in a thrilling pitcher’s duel. John Rorick’s two-RBI single in the top of the ninth proved to be the difference as Kingsway (7-1) was able to fend off a rally […] To access this post, you must purchase an All Access Pass. You can log in here or purchase an All Access Pass here. Become an All Access Pass Holder. You will be redirected to login or purchase page.
Watch Saturday 5.1 JSZ Baseball Highlights
JSZ has a pair of Saturday baseball games on tap. Shane Panzini brings out the MLB scouts for Saturday morning action between RBC and Wall plus Ocean City takes on Gloucester Catholic in the Thank You Classic. Watch both games with your JSZ All-Access Pass. Red Bank Catholic 7 Wall 4 The Caseys erupted for […] To access this post, you must purchase an All Access Pass. You can log in here or purchase an All Access Pass here. Become an All Access Pass Holder. You will be redirected to login or purchase page.
JSZ Week 1 North Jersey Game Ball Winners Honored!
The first week of the 2021 season has brought us some big performances and incredible stat lines. JSZ’s Jay Cook presented JSZ’s Week 1 Game Balls to Cranford’s Sophia DeMarco and Watchung Hills’ Lorenzo Meola after standout performances to open the year. Sophia DeMarco Wins JSZ North Jersey Week 1 Softball Take Our Poll DeMarco collected 8,691 votes to win the Week 1 Softball Game Ball for North Jersey. Congrats! Lorenzo Meola Wins JSZ Week 1 North Jersey Baseball Take Our Poll Meola gathered 7,172 votes to win the Week 1 Baseball Game Ball for North Jersey. Congrats!
Watch Friday 4.30 JSZ Baseball Highlights
The month ends with some fantastic games from all corners of the Garden State. Check back throughout the night to watch all of the highlights! Allentown 12 Hopewell Valley 2 Allentown (6-1) defeated Hopewell Valley (4-3) 12-2. The Red Birds led 2-1 after the first inning before extending the margin to 10 in the fifth […] To access this post, you must purchase an All Access Pass. You can log in here or purchase an All Access Pass here. Become an All Access Pass Holder. You will be redirected to login or purchase page.
Shaffer Wins Week 1 South Jersey Game Ball
Steve Shaffer made it an opening day to remember in Burlington City’s victory over Westampton Tech. The senior Norfolk State-commit racked up twelve strikeouts in a complete-game shutout on the mound, and went a perfect 5-for-5 at the plate with a home run and 3 RBIs. Shaffer received over 8,700 votes to win the hotly contested NJM Insurance JSZ Week 1 South Jersey Game Ball. Take Our Poll South Jersey Game Balls are brought to you by NJM Insurance.
Watch Thursday 4.29 JSZ Baseball Highlights
The baseball season keeps motoring along and JSZ has you covered with a pair of games from the Thursday slate of action! Check back throughout the night as the highlights come in. Watchung Hills 7 Ridge 6 Shreyas Sekhar was the hero for Watchung Hills on Thursday night. Sekhar’s single on a 1-2 pitch with […] To access this post, you must purchase an All Access Pass. You can log in here or purchase an All Access Pass here. Become an All Access Pass Holder. You will be redirected to login or purchase page.
Watch Wednesday 4.28 JSZ Baseball Highlights
JSZ keeps the baseball highlights coming, as Wednesday’s slate featured a historic performance and more! Mainland 3 Millville 0 Chase Petty was excellent in his first start of 2021. What did he do in his second start? Everything. The Florida commit threw a no-hitter, finished with 18 strikeouts, and hit a 2-run homer to lead […] To access this post, you must purchase an All Access Pass. You can log in here or purchase an All Access Pass here. Become an All Access Pass Holder. You will be redirected to login or purchase page.
Watch Tuesday 4.27 JSZ Baseball Highlights
Cranford 8 Westfield 2 In a battle of two undefeated Union County Conference teams, Cranford (4-0) defeated Westfield (5-1) 8-2. The 2020 Last Dance Tournament Winners and current top ranked team were able to get out to an early 4-0 lead off a two RBI double from Tony Silva in the bottom of the first. […] To access this post, you must purchase an All Access Pass. You can log in here or purchase an All Access Pass here. Become an All Access Pass Holder. You will be redirected to login or purchase page.
Holmdel gets first win on the diamond, knocks off previously unbeaten RFH
JSZ has Monday baseball from the Shore Conference. The Hornets travel to Rumson to score their first win of 2021. Watch all the action with your JSZ All-Access pass Holmdel 6 Rumson-Fair Haven 2 Hornets catcher Jason Sparkes hit a 2-run homer to cap off a four run fifth inning to help Holmdel (1-3) win […] To access this post, you must purchase an All Access Pass. You can log in here or purchase an All Access Pass here. Become an All Access Pass Holder. You will be redirected to login or purchase page.
Anthony Solari of Holy Spirit Pitches For Autism Awareness
The Autism Awareness Challenge is a chance for top baseball programs to get together once a year to showcase their talent and promote much more than exciting plays on the diamond. Anthony Solari has had a special connection with the event from a young age, usually throwing out the ceremonial first pitch. However, this year the Holy Spirit Senior born with autism still took the mound, except this time it was for his very first varsity start. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the story:
Watch Sunday 4.25 JSZ Baseball Highlights
A pair of showcase events wrap up with big-time showdowns on the diamond. Enjoy the highlights! Pope John 11 Holy Spirit 5 | Autism Awareness Challenge Pope John XXIII (3-1) picked up its third straight win with an 11-5 victory over Holy Spirit (2-3). Mac Tufts and Jimmy Brennan finished with two RBIs each while […] To access this post, you must purchase an All Access Pass. You can log in here or purchase an All Access Pass here. Become an All Access Pass Holder. You will be redirected to login or purchase page.
Watch Friday 4.23 JSZ Baseball Highlights
A pair of showcase events begin with some great games to help kick off the weekend. Enjoy the highlights! Bishop Eustace 2 Ocean City | Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Anthony Solometo threw an absolute gem in his Crusaders debut. The Gloucester Catholic transfer and North Carolina commit tossed a complete game shutout. Solometo allowed just […] To access this post, you must purchase an All Access Pass. You can log in here or purchase an All Access Pass here. Become an All Access Pass Holder. You will be redirected to login or purchase page.